Pakistan Bus Plunge Into Ravine Kills 40 People

VoM News Desk | July 3, 2026 | 03:42 PM IST | Breaking News, Pakistan News, World | Follow on Google News

Pakistan Bus Plunge Into Ravine Kills 40 People

QUETTA: At least 40 people died and eight others sustained injuries as an overcrowded bus skidded and plummeted into a rocky gorge in southwestern Pakistan early Friday. The crash occurred in the Dana Sar region near the borders of the provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, when a fast moving bus apparently lost control and fell into a gorge.

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According to a spokesman of the Balochistan government Shahid Rind, the bus was also carrying passengers from another bus which was earlier unable to make it through and the overcrowded condition led to the unfortunate event.

The authorities have initiated the process of identifying the dead bodies.

Balochistan Home Minister Sarfaraz Bugti and President Asif Ali Zardari offered their condolences to the families of the victims and urged the government to provide proper medical facilities to those injured in the incident. Such crashes are a common phenomenon in Pakistan as a result of poor road infrastructure, low traffic safety standards, rash driving particularly in hilly regions, officials added. An investigation has been ordered into the cause of the incident.

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